ESKAU Andrea

Germany
Cycling Road
21 Mar 1971
50
Female
H5
APOLDA
 
Germany
GERMANY

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Women's H5 Road Race 4
Women's H4-5 Time Trial 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Women's H4-5 Time Trial
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Women's H5 Road Race
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1H5 Road Race2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1H4 Road Race2012London, GBR
1H4 Time Trial2012London, GBR
1Women's HCA/HCB/HCC - Road Race2008Beijing, CHN
2H4-5 Time Trial2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5Women's HCA/HCB/HCC - Time Trial2008Beijing, CHN
Road World Championships
1H5 Road Race2019Emmen, NED
1H5 Time Trial2019Emmen, NED
1H5 Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
1H5 Road Race2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
1H5 Time Trial2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
1H5 Road Race2015Nottwil, SUI
1H5 Road Race2014Greenville, SC, USA
1H5 Time Trial2014Greenville, SC, USA
1H4 Road Race2013Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
1H4 Time Trial2013Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
1H4 Road Race2010Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
1H4 Time Trial2010Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
1Women's HCC - Road Race2009Bogogno, ITA
1Women's HCC - Time Trial2009Bogogno, ITA
1Women's HCC - Time Trial2007Bordeaux, FRA
1Women's HCB-HCC - Road Race2007Bordeaux, FRA
1Women's HCB/HCC - Time Trial2006Aigle, SUI
2H5 Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
2H5 Time Trial2015Nottwil, SUI
2H4 Road Race2011Roskilde, DEN
2Women's HCB-HCC - Road Race2006Aigle, SUI
3H1-5 Team Relay2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
3H4 Time Trial2011Roskilde, DEN
4H5 Time Trial2021Cascais, POR
7H1-5 Team Relay2018Maniago, ITA
DNFH5 Road Race2021Cascais, POR
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Tigerin (tlz.de, 08 Dec 2015)
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Psychology - University of Wuppertal, Germany
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German, Russian, English
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USC Magdeburg [Germany]
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Tobias Bachsteffel [national], GER
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She represented Germany in road cycling at the Paralympic Games in 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning a total of four gold medals and one silver medal. She also competed in both biathlon and cross-country skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2010, 2014 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Feb 2019; paralympic.org, 2017)
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At the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi she pulled out of the 12km cross-country event after she had already started due to breathing problems. She recovered in time to compete in further races in Sochi. (paralympic.org, 09 Mar 2014)

During the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing she suffered an asthma attack for the first time in her life and spent several days in hospital recovering. (volksstimme.de, 10 Oct 2009)
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After a cycling accident in 1998 that resulted in spinal injuries, she became involved in Para sports as part of her rehabilitation. She began with wheelchair basketball, started competing in cross-country and biathlon in 2009, and also began wheelchair and handcycle racing. (adreaeskau.de, 01 Feb 2011; rp-online.de, 18 Mar 2010)
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She says she was attracted by both the equipment used in para-sports and the opportunities to succeed. "I was fascinated from the start." (adreaeskau.de, 01 Feb 2011)
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To compete in cycling at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 06 Feb 2019)
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Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018)
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Her coaches. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2018)
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." [Mario Andretti] (sportschau.de, 08 Jan 2018)
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She was named Female Para Athlete of the Year in 2018 by the German Paralympic Committee. She also received the Para Team of the Year Award alongside her 4x2.5km mixed relay teammates. (paralympic.org, 26 Nov 2018)

She was named the 2018 Female Athlete of the Year in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. (drs.org, 12 Dec 2018)
Legend
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